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T3b Prostate Cancer with Seminal Vesicle Invasion
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 2 8:00pm | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
As I recall, my PSA was 9 or maybe 11 and it had increased a couple of points each of the prior years. My survival prognosis was made easier by the thousand of guys, in my situation and were in the Erleada clinical trial. It was the castration resistant, aggressive Gleason 9 diagnosis that got me in the clinical trial and that enabled the survival prognosis. What the doctors told me was in line with the stats in the trial. That was the bad news that I am fighting and hoping to prove them flat ass wrong and I hope to have a longer run. Had surgery 18 months ago and was on ADT and Erleada for 13 months, but off of all meds for the last 12 months and PSA has been .01 since the surgery. The cancer had only spread to the seminal vehicles, none in the lymph glands. Nevertheless, a poor prognosis but I feel OK.
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I have been in different support groups over the past 3 years (ANCAN) and UCSF) and there are quite a few success stories for advanced stage cancer. My father in law was diagnosed 30 plus years ago with aggressive cancer and he is now 93. He initially had radiation at age 62 and it came back after 10 years and had the surgery at Mayo. It was a tough surgery. The surgeon told him at the time, if I can get it all, I can give you another 10 years. That was quite awhile ago. He is active and doing great. Everyone is different. The .01 is very positive! Attitude is everything.
Keep the faith!